uk.ac.essex.common.lang
Interface LanguageService

All Superinterfaces:

Service

All Known Implementing Classes:

LanguageServiceImpl

public interface LanguageService
extends Service

A language manager looks after the language dependent strings for things such as JButtons, JMenus etc..
Date: 15-Jul-2002

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

DEFAULT_LANGUAGE The default language to use (ENGLISH)

Method Summary

void	add(ResourceConfigXML resourceConfig)
void	addResourceConfig(java.lang.String fileName) Add a resource config that gives the application localization resources to configure for this service
java.util.Locale	getCurrentLocale()
void	setCurrentLocale(java.util.Locale locale)
java.lang.String	translate(java.util.Locale locale, java.lang.String s)
java.lang.String	translate(java.lang.String s)

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.essex.common.Service

destroy, initialise

Field Detail

DEFAULT_LANGUAGE

static final java.lang.String DEFAULT_LANGUAGE

The default language to use (ENGLISH)

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

add

void add(ResourceConfigXML resourceConfig)

Parameters:

resourceConfig -

addResourceConfig

void addResourceConfig(java.lang.String fileName)
                       throws InitialisationException

Add a resource config that gives the application localization resources to configure for this service

Parameters:

fileName - - The file name, will be loaded from the classpath

Throws:

InitialisationException

translate

java.lang.String translate(java.lang.String s)

Parameters:

s -

Returns:

translate

java.lang.String translate(java.util.Locale locale,
                           java.lang.String s)

Parameters:

s -

Returns:

setCurrentLocale

void setCurrentLocale(java.util.Locale locale)

Parameters:

locale -

getCurrentLocale

java.util.Locale getCurrentLocale()

Returns: